Production Planner and Scheduler

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Components has an opening for a Production Planner and Scheduler to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Apopka, FL. This position requires supporting on-site working the 1st shift.

Summary:

• Analyzes all scheduling reports including a capacity base on work breakdown schedule, material requirements list, and production plans for work centers.
• Must understand how a Bill of Materials is developed and managed through the product life cycle, including identifying make and buy parts and revision control of parts.
• Must understand & execute material requirements plan (MRP), capacity planning, and other advanced material planning needs.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and production problems to ensure that personnel/equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed; confirms material supply and demands.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform work order variance analysis and review MRP execution and ensure accuracy of information, reconcile supply, and demand, and validate master scheduling requirement.
• Performs risk analysis, identifying and resolving critical path and MRP logic conflicts.
• Analyzes risks to identified solutions and bottlenecks, including forward and reverse scheduling methods, for schedule recovery.
• The planner must understand manufacturing capacity and allocate as required to meet build plan commitments. Expedites and reschedules open purchase orders to suit the production-planning requirement.
• Create and release manufacturing orders based on bill-of-materials and configuration. Close work orders after sub-assemblies, and ensure assemblies and integration are complete.
• Track material shortages for manufacturing orders, kits, and sub-assemblies based on bill-of-material or drawings/configuration.  Communicate to the program team and management critical part shortages that will jeopardize the shipping schedule.
• Maintain inventory including shelf-life sensitive material and tooling for the program.
• Coordinates and expedites the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, according to manufacturing schedules or priorities, and compiles and maintains manual or computerized records.
• Prepares purchase requests for the purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
• Update Work Orders based on Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Must have the ability to present material status to program teams.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of material movement or planning experience in a manufacturing environment. Master's degree and minimum 1 year of planning experience in a manufacturing environment. 6 additional years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must have experience in rescheduling, canceling, opening, and closing manufacturing orders per MRP.
• Strong computer literacy using an ERP system and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma.
• Experience in SAP and MES.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced working environment with competing priorities.

MANUMS

Salary Range: $56,600.00 - $85,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.